AUGUSTINA ENGMANN vs. PELICAN GROUP LTD [2018]DLHC3292

Date	2018-11-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/BDC/0414/16
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC3292

ERIC K. BAFFOUR ESQ. JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

JUSTICE P. ENNIN ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF - PRESENT

SHAHADU MOHAMMED ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT - PRESENT

[2018]DLHC3292
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AUGUSTINA ENGMANN<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PELICAN GROUP LTD<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO.
CM/BDC/0414/16&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;23RD NOVEMBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE P. ENNIN, ESQ., FOR
PLAINTIFF - PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SHAHADU MOHAMMED, ESQ., FOR
DEFENDANT - PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ERIC K. BAFFOUR ESQ. JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>Plaintiff claims against the Defendant in her writ the
following:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that
under and by virtue of the contract for the lease of all that piece and parcel
of land measuring 0.23 acre together with building thereon situate at Dzorwulu,
Accra, made on the 16th September, 2013 between Plaintiff as the
lessor and Defendant as lessee of the other part, Defendant was enjoined to
develop real property on the parcel of land and which project involved the
redevelopment of property into a modern complex of apartments (‘residential
units’) and two (2) levels of car parking space.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that under
and by virtue of the contract for the lease of all the piece or parcel of land
made on 16th September, 2013, between Plaintiff and Defendant,
Defendant was obligated to complete the construction of the project in not more
than twenty-four (24) months after cutting sod, and if Defendant was unable to
complete the project within the specified period an extension of time of not
more than a cumulative total of three months. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that
the neglect and/or failure of defendant to complete the construction of the
project in not more than twenty-four (24) months after cutting sod, and subject
to further extensions, constitutes a breach of contract.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of the
Court terminating the contract for the lease of all that piece or parcel of
land measuring 0.23acre situate at Dzorwulu, Accra made on 16th September,
2013 between Plaintiff and Defendant, for non-performance.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">v.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order directed
at Defendant to reimburse/pay to Plaintiff to full replacement cost and/or
value of the land and buildings thereon demolished by Defendant preparatory to
the fulfillment to the contract for the lease of the land. <o:p></o:p>